Rupert Faulkner

A beautiful presentation of outstanding works of craft being created in Japan today.

Tradition and the Avant-garde

Japanese Studio Crafts

Victoria and Albert Museum

Basil William Robinson

An illustrated survey of Japanese prints at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Each colour plate is supported by notes together with standard specifications and provenance. The book also includes introductory chapters on the ukiyo-e genre, and the history and character of the Museum's collection. Ever since Japan opened its doors to the West in the latter half of the nineteenth century, Westerners have been fascinated by the exquisite art forms that flourished during the previous two hundred years of self-imposed isolation. Among the most

Ukiyo-e from the Victoria and Albert Museum

Masterpieces of Japanese Prints

Frederick Baekeland

Robert Moes

Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections

Hiroshige Andō

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), a leading artist of the popular ukiyo-e school, created many of the most familiar images of pre-modern Japan. Considerably more rare are his designs for fan prints or uchiwa-e, and the remarkable group in the V&A, published here in their entirety for the first time, is the largest known holding of its kind in the world. Assembled between 1886 and 1919, the collection offers fascinating insights into a relatively uncharted but compelling dimension of Hiroshige's achievement

Hiroshige Fan Prints

Rupert Faulkner

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